vermis

vermis uit.-lat. 'Wurm ist'

From Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm; snake”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯er.mis/, [ˈu̯ɛrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈver.mis/, [ˈvɛrmis]

Noun

vermis m (genitive vermis); third declension

1. a worm [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: lumbrīcus

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vermis	vermēs
Genitive	vermis	vermium
Dative	vermī	vermibus
Accusative	vermem	vermēs vermīs
Ablative	verme	vermibus
Vocative	vermis	vermēs